The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-17
THE RAILROADS.

A lar4o number OF ffeiRnt cars Will
also be added to the rolling stock.
Err. NrwNAS, who has been acting
commercial agent OF the Wabash rail-
way ct Chicago, has been appointed
commercial SCENT, and will have
charge Of the freight department In
that city.
The Chicago and Atlantic road is
now doing the largest business In Its
history. On the two Western divis-
ions ofthe road, in July, 81, 900 loaded
cars were handled, and the freight
train crews averaged the highest wages
known In any month.
A eTRoSa movement Is being made
throughout Canada to diminish Sun
day railway work. An association
formed for the purpose Ia securing
thousands OF signatures TO petitions,
which will be presented 10 Parliament,
urging action In this reepect.
The people Of Now Mexico are re-.
joicing over the voluntary reduction
OF passenger rates from cents 10 4
cents per mile by the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe Company, a move.
ment which IL is believed win greatly
tend TO build up that Territory.
IT Ia rumored that the Florida
Southern Railroad Company are hav-
ing four large mail boats built for the
purpose Of carrying the mail between
the United Sates, Cuba and South
America, transferring the mails from
boats to the railroad at Punta Gorda.
The anti.rsilway sgitators carry
things further In ireland even than in
our Western country. The traffic
manager Of the West Glare railway
being disllked the road has been boy
cotted and placards have been posted
announcing that people who travel by
that line until the unpopular manager
Ia removed will be In danger Of being
shot.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fs
Company has completed q telegraph
line between Kansas City and Chicago
along the route OF lie new road. About
twelve mi'es OF track have been laid
from 0arrollton west, and all the small
bridges along the line are In place.
The management Ia confident that the
line will be ready for operation by
December lst.
twentieth annual convention OF
the Railroad Conductor Life Insur.
ance Association will be held at Port.
land, NO., September 2ls'. The organ.
izstion is popular one amorg the con.
ductors, de,ervedly so, as II has paid
10 them when disabled, or TO their
widows ana orphane, over $l,l0O,O00
The annual meetings are made the
occasion ola renewal OF frateinal spirit
and social greeting. and are always
numerously at ended.
sr. PApL, MINI, Auguat IG.-Nert
Sunday the Milwaukee, Omaha and
Darlington roads will put on limited
trains, leaving 81. Paul and Minnsapo-
lis at 1880 o'clock p m. and arrive at
Chicago a. $3.50 am, leaving Chicsgo
at pm. and sr1ying at 81. Paul at
am. Contrary 20 the general expects.
ton, there vii b. no cut below the
time made by the Minnesota and
Northwestern, which inauguIa,ed the
limited trains.
81. PAU, MINI, August l0.-presi.
dent stickney, OF the Minnesota and
Northwestern railroad, was today
shown telegram from Chicago stat
Ing that rumors are current there that
the owners Of The Rock Island and II.
hnols Central are negotiating with the
owners Of the Minnesota and North.
western with view OF securing Joint
control Of the latter road. lie denied
that the report has the slightest ioun-
dalton.
PEORIA, lit August l0.-The State
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
IL In session here. with Gen. Rlr aktr
In the chair. Superintendent Arm.
strong Was the fret witness. lie testi
ned that lhe brakea we're eel on the
train and this was few seconds before
he cav the DC All the cars were In
good order when they started. He did
not believe In the incendiary theory,
but thought that a double header was
safer THAI funnif < q train In sections,
He will be recalled for further exAmi.
nation.
THr railways In Texas have 10 foot
enormous bills for live stock killed by
their trains on the unienoed plains Of
that great country. The Dallas News
reports ihs stock train agent Of the
1erm Pacific A. saying that during
the last year 1915 head a animate
were run over and killed on that road,
and bat the mpany paid for dead
stock In iha' ye-r about $4,000. Al
this rate !, would evidently be much
cheaper Tor III railway 10 fence liz
hundreds a mi es Of line In that
htaie than 10 p.y for killing cattle,
especially In vi " Of the weli.knosn
iact In natural history that the breed,
beauty and value generally Of IN ami.
ma improve enormously after Il is
slain by the locomotive.
LIrTLs Rock, AK, special, August
18th: The sioch holders Of the Desha
and Eureka springs Railroad Comps y
met at the law Office Of James Murphy,
In Arkansas City, Desha county, Arr,
on Saturday. aud proceeded to organ.
Ia, by electing the following named
stockholders a. directors for the eusu.
Ing twelve hontns: Geo. L. Banea
Il. Il. Pratt, William Il. Stowe and II.
N. Cfoss, ali Of Boston, Mass and
jas. hurehy, j. N. whithln, ", IS
Duttop, II NJ. waldron and ]. NJ
Barnard, Of ID sta county, Ark. Toe
Board oil Drrutln Immediately organ
lied by ell ctng the FLOWING on GERS
Geo. y. Bang, pre idsnt; l. NJ White
hill, vice president; A. w. Wa dron
secretaryi Jss. Murphy, treasurer; T.
Y. Pratt, sttistsnt treasurer: w. Is
Dutton. gfnefri manaper aud Ian.